[SweetRedBerries]

What do you think about using GH, or any other salt based nute line on root crops? I want to grow hydro Carrots and Echinacea. But was wondering if this would have an ill effect on eating/brewing (tea from Echinacea roots) the roots having full contact with roots.

Ive read about aeroponic Echinacea and how a crop of 8months can be had when it would take up to 3years in soil. So I know it can be done.

Maybe a GOOD rinse will do?

Thanks everyone.

[Hydro-Soil]

Originally Posted by SweetRedBerries

What do you think about using GH, or any other salt based nute line on root crops? I want to grow hydro Carrots and Echinacea. But was wondering if this would have an ill effect on eating/brewing (tea from Echinacea roots) the roots having full contact with roots.

Ive read about aeroponic Echinacea and how a crop of 8months can be had when it would take up to 3years in soil. So I know it can be done.

Maybe a GOOD rinse will do?

Thanks everyone.

I'm planning on growing Carrots and Parsnips in perlite. From what I've read there shouldn't be any problems. I'll be using GH FloraNova nutes which don't require a flush (when using the Lucas Formula strength) so I doubt I'll have issues with me veggies

[Wait...What?]

Parsnips need to freeze before they turn sweet [turns the starches to sugars]

You'll need super-fresh seed, and even then, it takes forever to germinate, and has a lousy germ rate on top of it.

Kudos to you if you can get from seed to harvest with hydroponic parsnips. I have not tried it.



Just for fun, I always wanted to get some of the seed they use for giant veggies and grow a hydroponic carrot the size of a tuna in a 55 gallon drum

just to say i did it